Yellowbanded sweetlips (Plectorhinchus lineatus)

Scientific name: Plectorhinchus lineatus Linnaeus, 1758

Yellowbanded sweetlips (Plectorhinchus lineatus)

The Yellowbanded sweetlips (Plectorhinchus lineatus) is a marine fish of the family Haemulidae. Native range: Western Pacific, from Ryukyu Islands to Ogasawara Islands to the Great Barrier Reef and New Caledonia.

Biology

Dorsal spines (total): 12 - 13; Dorsal soft rays (total): 19-20; Anal spines: 3; Anal soft rays: 7. Only Micronesian sweetlips with diagonal rather than horizontal stripes. Adults with broad black stripe that can run oblique. Fins yellow with black spots.

Source: FishBase, licensed CC BY-NC 4.0.

Species facts

Scientific name
Plectorhinchus lineatus
Family
Haemulidae (Grunts)
Order
Perciformes (Perch-like fish)
Class
Actinopterygii (Ray-finned fishes)
Maximum length
72.0
Depth range
1–35 m (3–115 ft)
Environment
Marine; reef-associated; depth range 1 - 35 m
Climate
Tropical
Distribution
Western Pacific: from Ryukyu Islands to Ogasawara Islands to the Great Barrier Reef and New Caledonia.
Conservation status (IUCN)
Not Evaluated
Threat to humans
Harmless
Uses
Fisheries: minor commercial; aquarium: commercial
Resilience
Medium, minimum population doubling time 1.4 - 4.4 years (Preliminary K or Fecundity.)

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Sources

Taxonomy, distribution and biology data: FishBase (Froese, R. and D. Pauly, eds.), licensed CC BY-NC 4.0.

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